🌱 Patch AM: Which Winder students just made NGTC’s top academic honors lists?

What's up Winder! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Winder students just made NGTC’s top academic honors lists?

Also on today's calendar: Winter Market and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
• Tuesday: Decreasing clouds, temps: high: 62, low: 52.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Students named to NGTC President's List and Honor Roll for Fall Semester 2025 (wnegradio.com) — Two Winder students, Amber May and Emma Charron, have earned academic honors at North Georgia Technical College for the Fall 2025 semester, with May on the Honor Roll and Charron on the President’s List. The long list also highlights high-achieving students from Barrow County and many surrounding North Georgia communities across a wide range of technical and academic programs.
   

📸 Around Winder

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winder

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Dueling Pianos in Winder!
  Finished Goods Brew Werks, 56 E Candler St, Winder
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Winter Market
  163 M.L.K. Jr Dr , Winder
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• ActionMEMBERS
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , 118 N Wayne St. , Monroe
  10:30 am

Thursday December 25

• A Noël Feast
  Versailles Restaurant & Bar , 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr , Braselton
  11:30 am
• Harvest Gala Fundraiser 2025
  138 Park Ave Business Suites , 138 Park Avenue , Winder
  5:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am
• Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Downtown Car Show
  1369 4th Ave , Auburn
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Del Rio Dacula Saturday 7PM w/late entry until 9:30PM
  Del Rio Mexican Grill , 1342 Auburn Rd , Dacula
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free light show at 5434 old winder highway braselton ga !
  From 6pm till 11pm everyday until the end of the year! Tips are welcomed but not mandatory, you will see a lit up Santa that says light show pointing… (Nextdoor West Winder)
• So I went to McDonalds in winder this morning to get my son and I something eat.
  I’m not sure what’s goin on bc it happens quite often they gave me the wrong order now you would think you would need a bachelors degree to be able… (Nextdoor Rockwell Church Rd/Jefferson Hwy)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Winder. Apply here.
• Independence Corrugated posted a job opening for Machine Operator - 2nd Shift in Winder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winder here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dacula

• Basketball Recap: Mount Paran Christian's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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